THE END FOR BEGINNERS
NFTS · 2007 · Duration: 22'00" · Director / Producer: David Lale
· Festivals include: Edinburgh Film Festival 2007, Krakow International Film Festival
minutae of life. This is no ordinary nursing home, however, it is the Residence de
l'Abbaye in Paris, which also offers a day care facility for pre-school children. The
effect this combination has on the elderly residents is beautifully captured by Lale
and very well edited by Miikka Leskinen to show the contrast between the
atmosphere when the elderly are on their own and when the children are present."
2007, Küstendorf Film and Music Festival 2008, Brooklyn Film
Festival 2008, Split Film Festival 2007, Dinard Film Festival 2007,
Bilbao Documentary Festival 2007, DokuFest 2007
"David Lale's camera spends a day in a home for the elderly in Paris, observing theFestival 2008, Split Film Festival 2007, Dinard Film Festival 2007,
Bilbao Documentary Festival 2007, DokuFest 2007
minutae of life. This is no ordinary nursing home, however, it is the Residence de
l'Abbaye in Paris, which also offers a day care facility for pre-school children. The
effect this combination has on the elderly residents is beautifully captured by Lale
and very well edited by Miikka Leskinen to show the contrast between the
atmosphere when the elderly are on their own and when the children are present."
Eye for Film ****
